Tuesday’s transfer rumour gossip.
Manchester City are ready to make a world-record £164m bid for Barcelona forward Lionel Messi – Daily Express
Bayern Munich chief executive Karl-Heinz Rummenigge has told forward Thomas Muller, 24, that he needs to ask if he wants to leave for Manchester United this summer, with the price tag put at £37m – Daily Mail
Liverpool are tracking Sporting Lisbon defender Marcos Rojo. The 24-year-old Argentina international, who can player at left-back or centre-back, has a reported £25m release clause in his contract – Metro
Fabricio Coloccini has committed his future to Newcastle United and confirmed that he will be staying on Tyneside – Sky Sports
Borussia Dortmund are lining up a summer transfer bid for Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony – Daily Mirror
Chelsea defenders John Terry and Ashley Cole, both 33, fear they may have already played their last match at Stamford Bridge. The pair are out of contract at the end of this season and are yet to receive assurances over their future at the club – Daily Telegraph
But other reports say Terry will stay at Chelsea after agreeing to halve his £160,000-a-week wage – Daily Star
The Blues are facing a battle to keep Cole, with clubs such as Real Madrid, Paris St-Germain and LA Galaxy said to be interested in the England international left-back – London Evening Standard
Valencia will reject any offers from Everton for midfielder Carles Gil, 21, who is approaching the end of his second season-long loan at Elche – talkSPORT
Napoli have confirmed that they hope to turn Pepe Reina’s loan move into a permanent deal at the end of the season – Sky Sports
Barcelona’s 22-year-old forward Cristian Tello could be set to spark a transfer scramble between Liverpool, Tottenham and Arsenal after telling his club he won’t stay if Gerardo Martino remains in charge – Daily Express
Arsenal will not sign 31-year-old Swedish midfielder Kim Kallstrom when his loan from Spartak Moscow expires at the end of the season – Daily Star
Tottenham want Everton boss Roberto Martinez to replace Tim Sherwood – Daily Star
Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is contemplating bringing back on-loan goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, 21, from Atletico Madrid as a buffer for the injured Peter Cech – AS.com (Spanish)
Louis van Gaal will look to sign 30-year-old Bayern Munich winger Arjen Robben for Manchester United if he is appointed as manager – BILD (German)
Palermo’s owner Maurizio Zamparini says striker Abel Hernandez, 23, wants to leave the Serie A club at the end of the season – Tuttosport (Italian)
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez flew to Italy to initiate negotiations with Juventus for the transfer of their 21-year-old midfielder Paul Pogba – AS.com (Spanish)
However, Juventus have no intention of offloading Paul Pogba, with there a desire on their part to agree a contract extension – Sky Sports
Carlo Ancelotti reportedly rejected an offer from Manchester United to make him the highest paid manager of all time – Metro
Juventus are willing to stump up Fiorentina’s £25m valuation of Juan Cuadrado in order to poach him from the clutches of Barcelona as well as Arsenal and Manchester United – Football Direct News
Marko Marin claims Sevilla are eager to make his loan move from Chelsea permanent, but he has taken no decision on his future – Sky Sports
Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Lars Bender has moved to distance himself from speculation concerning a summer move to Arsenal – talkSPORT
Paris Saint-Germain could make Argentine stars Ezequiel Lavezzi and Javier Pastore available for transfer this summer as part of their bid to comply with UEFA financial regulations in the future – talkSPORT
Asmir Begovic claims to see his future at Stoke City as he prepares to turn his attention towards World Cup duty – Sky Sports
Chelsea midfielder John Obi Mikel is a step closer to securing a move away from Stamford Bridge after opening talks with Inter Milan – London Evening Standard